A Gold Robusto From Victor Calvo.
I first came across Victor Calvo cigars at the 2014 IPCPR where Victor gave me a 5 X 50 Gold robusto to review. The Gold series uses an Ecuadorian Sun Grown Sumatra Seed wrapper around a United States Connecticut binder and the filler is a blend of Nicaraguan and Dominican ligero, seco and viso. The cigars are made by Tabacalera Tambor de Esteli in Nicaragua. The Gold robusto was an average...
Norteno by Drew Estates
The cigar industry is just like any other industry with companies being bought and sold and executives hopping to different operations. In this case, Willy Herrera had left El Titan de Bronze to become the master blender for Drew Estates. While at Drew, Willy developed and Drew launched the Norteno – at the 2014 IPCPR. Several months after the show, Swisher International purchased Drew...
A Cigar with an Impressive Vintage- Pressoir by Chinnock
It’s not often that you get to write nice things about nice people. But this cigar is made by a nice guy. Brian Chinnock, a wine maker from Napa Valley, knows about the land and cultivating products. So, it is only natural that after conquering wine Brian should turn to another passion, cigars. His terroir, previously reviewed, is a very nice smoke indeed. So, it is with pleasure...
Joya De Nicaragua’s Antano Dark Corojo is a Real Joy
Joya de Nicaragua started making premium cigars in 1968 and that level of experience is evident in their Antano Dark Corojo Double Fuente. This is one of the few cigars that I believe truly earns the label “oscuro” (blackish or dark). The oscuro wrappers come from the top of the plant where the extra sunlight and time before picking begins to cure the tobacco on the plant. This gives a...
Cigars and Baseball (very important, please read)
As We Commemorate Opening Day for Major League Baseball, Let’s Celebrate America’s Pastime while Protecting Our Right to Enjoy Cigars Luis Tiant’s amazing career spanned the Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, and the California Angels. Hailing from Marianao, Cuba, the baseball legend always kept a cigar close at...
